Re: PGP 9.8 for the MAC

Nemo wrote:
> I have been considering buying PGP 9.8 for OSX but the reviews are terrible.
>
> Any one in this group have any experience with it?
>
> Thanks
> Hud
>

We receive very few comments about Mac OS X and GnuPG. If you try it, please
let us know what you think. Personally, I have compiled version 2.0.9 for use
with Linux and I'm happy with it.

--
1PW

@?6A62?FEH9E=6o2@=]4@> [r4o7t]

Re: PGP 9.8 for the MAC

On 7/15/08 9:51 PM, in article HKWdnRcYN_S8yeDVnZ2dnUVZ_q6dnZ2d@comcast.com,
"1PW" wrote:
> Nemo wrote:
>> I have been considering buying PGP 9.8 for OSX but the reviews are terrible.
>>
>> Any one in this group have any experience with it?
>>
>> Thanks
>> Hud
>>
>
>
>
> We receive very few comments about Mac OS X and GnuPG. If you try it, please
> let us know what you think. Personally, I have compiled version 2.0.9 for use
> with Linux and I'm happy with it.

I've been using PGP 9.7 for several months on Tiger and Leopard, after
"upgrading" from GnuPG.
PGP's support for the Mac version leaves a lot to be desired. For example,
Leopard support was added a loooong time after Lepard was released, I had to
posptpone upgrading to Leopard for a few months while waiting for PGP to
issue a Leopard-compatible version.

However.... PGP does have a much more friendly GUI and is just simpler to
use in your day-to-day operations than GnuPGP. This is why, non-withstanding
all the issues with PGP, I sucked everything in and switched to PGP.
--
Roberto Franceschetti
LogSat Softwarehttp://www.logsat.com

Re: PGP 9.8 for the MAC

Re: PGP 9.8 for the MAC

On Sun, 10 Aug 2008 22:25:53 -0500, Roberto Franceschetti wrote
(in article ):
> On 7/15/08 9:51 PM, in article HKWdnRcYN_S8yeDVnZ2dnUVZ_q6dnZ2d@comcast.com,
> "1PW" wrote:
>
>> Nemo wrote:
>>> I have been considering buying PGP 9.8 for OSX but the reviews are
>>> terrible.
>>>
>>> Any one in this group have any experience with it?
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>> Hud
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>> We receive very few comments about Mac OS X and GnuPG. If you try it,
>> please
>> let us know what you think. Personally, I have compiled version 2.0.9 for
>> use
>> with Linux and I'm happy with it.
>
> I've been using PGP 9.7 for several months on Tiger and Leopard, after
> "upgrading" from GnuPG.
> PGP's support for the Mac version leaves a lot to be desired. For example,
> Leopard support was added a loooong time after Lepard was released, I had to
> posptpone upgrading to Leopard for a few months while waiting for PGP to
> issue a Leopard-compatible version.
>
> Mac's PGP's WDE (Whole Disk Encryption), unlike the Windows version, is a
> complete joke. Quite simply, there is no encryption possible on your boot
> drive, meaning you can't encrypt your "Macintosh HD". That's completely
> useless!
>
> However.... PGP does have a much more friendly GUI and is just simpler to
> use in your day-to-day operations than GnuPGP. This is why, non-withstanding
> all the issues with PGP, I sucked everything in and switched to PGP.
>

Thanks for the information. I see from a later post that whole disk
encryption is coming out with boot disk support. I will probably wait a
little linger then to see what other issues shake out.